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French wildfire’s advance halted but higher temperatures pose renewed threat

Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in south-west France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes but higher temperatures threaten to test...

Typhoon Bavi makes landfall in east China with more than one million evacuated

Typhoon Bavi has made landfall in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang. The typhoon is expected to gradually weaken, state media reported. Bavi previously brought strong winds...

At least 164 dead and 971 injured after quakes rock Venezuela – acting president

At least 164 people have died and 971 injured after two powerful quakes rocked Venezuela, acting President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday. She had said...

Heatwave empties roads and markets in India and farmers switch to night working

A heatwave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons and some farmers switching to night-time work to avoid...

Dozens killed after powerful earthquake strikes Philippines

At least 69 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit a central Philippine province. The magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck at about 10pm local time...

California wildfire threatens some 800 structures and injures three people

More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured as it burned through...

Risk of further floods in Texas as death toll rises to 82

The risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a weekend...

Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated

Firefighters have been racing to contain wildfires that forced thousands to flee holiday resorts on the southern Greek island of Crete, while neighbouring Turkey...

Myanmar quake rescue efforts wind down as death toll exceeds 3,500

Efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake are winding down. Rescue efforts have been supplanted by increasing relief and recovery activity, with...

Dozens dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms cause havoc across US

Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple US states resulted in violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires over the weekend, leaving at...

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